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[Verse 1]
Sometimes we get conF#fused
We G#mnever quite know what we want Euntil the day we doB  
'Cause we don't get F#to choose
You G#mcan't just run away from love, when Elove comes chasing you
[Pre chorus]
BThey say don't F#fall too hard
Or G#myou'll just lose it Eall
BThey made these F#rules
They break them G#mtoo
The same as Eus
[Chorus]
So we don't need permission for nF#othing
Touch like you wanna be G#mtouched, yeah
Kiss like you wanna be Ekissed, yeah
Oh, Bwe don't need permission for F#nothing
Drink like you wanna be G#mdrunk, yeah
Feel like you wanna feel sEomething
Oh, Bso we don't need permission
[Verse 2]
Sometimes we get F#confused
We G#mnever quite know what we want Euntil the day we doB  
'Cause we don't get F#to choose
You G#mcan't just run away from love, when Elove comes chasing you
[Pre chorus]
BThey say don't F#fall too hard
Or G#myou'll just lose it Eall
BThey made these F#rules
They break them G#mtoo
The same as Eus
[Chorus]
So we don't need permission for nF#othing
Touch like you wanna be G#mtouched, yeah
Kiss like you wanna be Ekissed, yeah
Oh, Bwe don't need permission for F#nothing
Drink like you wanna be G#mdrunk, yeah
Feel like you wanna feel sEomething
Oh, Bso we don't need permission
[Post chorus]
To F#love, to G#mlove
To Elove, to love, to love, to love
To Blove, to love, to love, to love
[Bridge]
We can sF#tay up all night if we want to
G#mDance in the dark if we want to
ETake off our clothes if we want to
BWe don't need, no-no
We can F#lose our minds if we want to
G#mTurn up the noise if we want to
EWake up the neighbours, drive them crazy
[Chorus]
So Bwe don't need permission for noF#thing
Touch like you wanna be G#mtouched, yeah
Kiss like you wanna be Ekissed, yeah
Oh, Bwe don't need permission for F#nothing
Drink like you wanna be G#mdrunk, yeah
Feel like you wanna feel sEomething
Oh, Bso we don't need permission (To love)
For F#nothing
Touch like you wanna be G#mtouched, yeah (To love)
Kiss like you wanna be Ekissed, yeah (To love, to love, to love, to love)
Oh, Bwe don't need permission for F#nothing (To love)
Drink like you wanna be G#mdrunk, yeah (To love)
Feel like you wanna feel Esomething (To love, to love, to love, to love)
Oh (BTo love, to love, to love, to love)
To F#love, G#to love,
EWe don't need F#permission to loveB  

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Permission

by New Hope Club

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G#m

[Verse 1]

Sometimes we get confused

G#m E B

We never quite know what we want until the day we do

'Cause we don't get to choose

G#m E

You can't just run away from love, when love comes chasing you

[Pre chorus]

B F#

They say don't fall too hard

G#m E

Or you'll just lose it all

B F#

They made these rules

G#m

They break them too

The same as us

[Chorus]

So we don't need permission for nothing

G#m

Touch like you wanna be touched, yeah

Kiss like you wanna be kissed, yeah

B F#

Oh, we don't need permission for nothing

G#m

Drink like you wanna be drunk, yeah

Feel like you wanna feel something

Oh, so we don't need permission

[Verse 2]

Sometimes we get confused

G#m E B

We never quite know what we want until the day we do

'Cause we don't get to choose

G#m E

You can't just run away from love, when love comes chasing you

[Pre chorus]

B F#

They say don't fall too hard

G#m E

Or you'll just lose it all

B F#

They made these rules

G#m

They break them too

The same as us

[Chorus]

So we don't need permission for nothing

G#m

Touch like you wanna be touched, yeah

Kiss like you wanna be kissed, yeah

B F#

Oh, we don't need permission for nothing

G#m

Drink like you wanna be drunk, yeah

Feel like you wanna feel something

Oh, so we don't need permission

[Post chorus]

F# G#m

To love, to love

To love, to love, to love, to love

[Bridge]

We can stay up all night if we want to

G#m

Dance in the dark if we want to

Take off our clothes if we want to

We don't need, no-no

We can lose our minds if we want to

G#m

Turn up the noise if we want to

Wake up the neighbours, drive them crazy

[Chorus]

B F#

So we don't need permission for nothing

G#m

Touch like you wanna be touched, yeah

Kiss like you wanna be kissed, yeah

B F#

Oh, we don't need permission for nothing

G#m

Drink like you wanna be drunk, yeah

Feel like you wanna feel something

Oh, so we don't need permission (To love)

For nothing

G#m

Touch like you wanna be touched, yeah (To love)

Kiss like you wanna be kissed, yeah (To love, to love, to love, to love)

B F#

Oh, we don't need permission for nothing (To love)

G#m

Drink like you wanna be drunk, yeah (To love)

Feel like you wanna feel something (To love, to love, to love, to love)

Oh (To love, to love, to love, to love)

F# G#

To love, to love,

E F# B

We don't need permission to love

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